Resources

Articles, Opportunities, and More for Startup Founders

Pre-Accelerator Program

W3 Studio operates the Immutable Founders program in partnership with the Atlanta Blockchain Center. We work with a new cohort of founders each quarter built around ten in-person education classes. Founders are then matched with mentors to help accelerate growth.
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Perks

Diverse founders in our ecosystem have access to discounted services and products from these supportive partners. Reach out for further information.

Pitch Competitions and Grants

Startup Showdown

$120,000 investment to winner. Open to all startups. Rolling application dates here.

NFLPA Pitch Day

Marketing partnership with NFL players to the winners.  Open to diverse founders in consumer, entertainment, and fitness.  Apply here.

Atlanta First Pitch Fridays

Pitch practice for women founders in Atlanta.  In partnership with Venture Atlanta conference.  Rolling applications here.

The Amber Grant

$10,000 grants.  Open to female founders.  Apply by month end here.

Blockchain/Web3 Grants

Check out a listing of 40+ grant programs for founders building in web3 here.

Founder Coach Series

We prepared this series of articles to help early-stage founders.

Am I Ready?

Read This Before Starting a Business here

Passion to Solve a Problem here

Understanding Founder Economics here

Founder is a 24/7/365 Job here

Belief in Yourself here

Surviving the No’s here

 

Evaluating Your Idea

Evaluating Business Ideas here
Founder Market Fit here
Defining Market Size here
Solving the Right Problem here
Find Your Niche here

Getting Started

How to Get Started here
Business Opening Checklist here
Financial Reporting Basics here
Your First Contracts here
Building a Data Room here
Getting People in the Boat here

Idea to Live

From Idea to Live here
Customer Discovery here
Writing a Business Plan here
Your First Customers here
Pitch Deck Advice here
Funding the Launch here

Product Market Fit

Finding Product Market Fit here
Defining Product Market Fit here
Revenue and Product Market Fit here
Iterating to Success here

Scaling Your Business

Scaling Your Business here
Tracking Acquisition Costs here
Calculating Revenue Per Customer here
Evaluating Unit Profitability here
Growth Through Paid Acquisition here

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Meet Diverse Web3 Builders

Our podcast video series where we interview Black, Latinx, and Women founder building in web3.

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